I. Make up sentences using the following word-combinations.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 613.
Tasks
a) to commit / а crime/a suicide / a murder
b) to give / evidence/ an opinion/ notice/ time/ the benefit of the doubt
c) to draft /pleadings /contracts/ trust deeds/legal documents/a letter to the bank manager / a report
II. Find the definitions of the words:
| 1. | to represent a client | a. | to give the power, means or right to do something |
| 2. | a full hearing | b. | a condition that makes it necessary for someone to do something |
| 3. | to enable | c. | to admit (a fault, crime or smth. wrong that one has done) |
| 4. | an obligation | d. | behavior |
| 5. | a conduct | e. | a trial of case before a judge at which witnesses are heard |
| 6. | to confess | f. | to act or speak officially for another person or group of persons |
| 7. | to commit | g. | to do smth. wrong or illegal |
| 8. | evidence | h. | not guilty of a crime or sin |
| 9. | innocent | i. | the answers given in a court of law |
III. Fill in the gaps with the following words:legal, lawful, legitimate
1. She is the _____ owner of the properly
2. Is the procedure perfectly _____?
3. The company intends to take _____ action.
4. The Crown Prince has a _____ claim to the throne.
5. The defendant applied for _____ aid.
6. Schooling is a _____ requirement for children over five yeas old in Britain and the USA.
7. He was attacked while going about his _____ business.
Any action which is allowed by law is legal: It's legal for people over 18 to buy alcohol.
Legal also means "connected with the law": the legal profession.
Lawful means " allowed, recognized, or sanctioned by law" and suggests that the law has moral or religious force: lawful marriage,
Legitimate means ''accepted by law, custom or common belief'': the legitimate government''.
IV. Find the pair:
1. возбудить дело в суде a. to carry a case
2. обсуждать дело в суде b. to bring a case
3. проводить судебное дело с. to drop a case
4. представить дело суду d. to close a case
5. прекратить дело е. to initiate a case
6. отказаться от иска, от обвинения f. to argue a case
V. Answer the following questions:
v What are the main types of legal profession in Great Britain?
v What duties to the client and to the court do solicitors have?
v What kind of paper work do barristers do?
v What is the usual way for solicitors and barristers to build up a practice?
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